What did you cook or eat today (January 2025)

Apologies for the desk, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the moment, I eat at my desk during a 2hr lecture.

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Salad and potato salad with some Recipe - Miso Pickled Mushrooms which turn out to be very nice indeed.

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Don't worry Morning Glory , I've found the setting to turn the blur off now! :wink:
 
Well it was experimental and I suppose really the pasta being completely overcooked was my own fault for mixing it and then leaving it for 2 hours while I went to drive Mr SSOAP about 😬
But the pasta texture was just about passable and I love the flavour.
It’s American Goulash after a fashion.

I used an instant pot recipe for pressure cooked ziti (takes 3mins!) but I used all the spices and herbs I have in my favourite Goulash recipe which seems to be significantly more than the American goulash recipes I found.
That meant it took longer to assemble as some of them are freshly ground.
The flavour was good. I’d do it again but definitely not go out for 2 hours before cooking it next time 😂

I tipped the overcooked pasta into a pan so I could mix it without breaking it up too much!
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The recipe called for a bechamel which you top with grated Parmesan before baking but I fancied mushrooms so made a paprika mushroom sauce topping instead.
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And the assembled thing before I added more vegan parmesan and grilled it.
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Enjoyed it. It was fairly fast to make and hearty.
I don’t know if I can call it Goulash because although I really liked it, I did spend some time thinking I like it but it’s not Goulash, so I think due to ingrained notions I might have to give it another name.
Then to keep the authenticity ball rolling in a few decades after the name has potentially spread, more arguments can erupt over what it’s really called and what it’s origins really are 😂
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Well it was experimental and I suppose really the pasta being completely overcooked was my own fault for mixing it and then leaving it for 2 hours while I went to drive Mr SSOAP about 😬
But the pasta texture was just about passable and I love the flavour.
It’s American Goulash after a fashion.

I used an instant pot recipe for pressure cooked ziti (takes 3mins!) but I used all the spices and herbs I have in my favourite Goulash recipe which seems to be significantly more than the American goulash recipes I found.
That meant it took longer to assemble as some of them are freshly ground.
The flavour was good. I’d do it again but definitely not go out for 2 hours before cooking it next time 😂

I tipped the overcooked pasta into a pan so I could mix it without breaking it up too much!
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The recipe called for a bechamel which you top with grated Parmesan before baking but I fancied mushrooms so made a paprika mushroom sauce topping instead.
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And the assembled thing before I added more vegan parmesan and grilled it.
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Enjoyed it. It was fairly fast to make and hearty.
I don’t know if I can call it Goulash because although I really liked it, I did spend some time thinking I like it but it’s not Goulash, so I think due to ingrained notions I might have to give it another name.
Then to keep the authenticity ball rolling in a few decades after the name has potentially spread, more arguments can erupt over what it’s really called and what it’s origins really are 😂
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If you *ever* overcook pasta again we will make sure the whole planet knows you're a fail... 😉

Looks right good!!!
 
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